Selby Gardens Moves to Phase Two Reopening and Announces Updates to Summer Exhibition Schedule

Marie Selby Botanical Gardens (Selby Gardens) will move to phase two reopening at both their Downtown Sarasota and Historic Spanish Point campuses on Monday, June 15, 2020. In phase two, the majority of indoor areas at the Downtown Sarasota campus will be open to the public. In phase two, select indoor areas at both campuses will be open to the public. Outdoor areas will continue to be open. 

For the safety of our guests, all protocols from phase one will continue and additional safety protocols for the indoor areas will be implemented. A few highlights of the additional safety protocols for indoor areas are as follows: all guests, staff and volunteers inside indoor areas will be required to wear a mask and all indoor areas will be carefully monitored and appropriately restricted to allow for proper social distancing. For a complete list of phase two reopening guidelines and protocols please visit  www.selby.org.

The following indoor areas at the Downtown Sarasota campus will be open from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

·         Tropical Conservatory

·         Ann Goldstein Children’s Rainforest Garden

·         Museum of Botany & the Arts

·         Butterfly House as part of the Salvador Dali: Gardens of the Mind exhibition

·         The Gift Shop

The following indoor areas at the Historic Spanish Point campus will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.:

·         First floor of the Guptill House

·         Packing House

·         Mary’s Chapel

·         Window’s to the Past

Admission to the Downtown Sarasota campus will be $25 for adults and $15 for adults at the Historic Spanish Point campus.

In addition to this announcement, Selby Gardens is pleased to announce updates to the summer exhibition schedule at the Downtown Sarasota campus. Selby Gardens will extend the Salvador Dali: Gardens of the Mind exhibition through July 26, 2020. Originally planned to close on June 28, 2020, the exhibition features the bold blending of the expected and the unexpected, floral and plant displays in the gardens that pay homage to key motifs in Dali’s work such as eggs, eyes, crutches, and mathematical concepts. The exhibition is in collaboration with The Dali Museum in St. Petersburg, Fla.

“The exhibition was breaking all records before we had to temporarily close on March 17 due to COVID-19 guidelines,” Jennifer Rominiecki, President & CEO of Selby Gardens said. “During our Phase One reopening guests were able to explore many of the outdoor vignettes and we are excited that they will have the opportunity to experience the entire exhibition through July 26.” 

The Museum of Botany & the Arts showcases ten colorful photolithographs of flowers by Dali along with works from American photographer Clyde Butcher’s series Visions of Dalí’s Spain.

From August 8 to September 20, visitors will be able to view both the Celebrate Selby Gardens! 40th Annual Juried Photography Exhibition and In Dialogue with Nature: Glass in the Gardens – from the Duncan McClellan Gallery at the Downtown Sarasota campus. 

Selby Gardens and the Duncan McClellan Gallery (DMG) in St. Petersburg presents the third annual summer glass show In Dialogue with Nature: Glass in the Gardens. This summer, Selby Gardens will feature the nature-inspired glasswork created exclusively by Duncan McClellan and his studio artists which will be displayed in the Tropical Conservatory and in the Gardens against a backdrop of lush flowers and plants. The botanically themed glassworks will be for sale with a significant portion of the proceeds benefiting Selby Gardens’ mission.  

Celebrate Selby Gardens! 40th Annual Juried Photography Exhibition will be on view in the Museum of Botany & the Arts at Selby Gardens’ Downtown Sarasota campus. Entry into the exhibition is open to all amateurs, but photos must be of either Selby Gardens’ Downtown Sarasota or Historic Spanish Point campuses. Amateur photographers can enter their photographs into five categories.  For a list of categories, entry forms and rules please visit selby.org

For more information, please visit www.selby.org. For media information, please contact Lynn Bates at lbates@selby.org or 941-366-5731 Ext. 225.